Jeff Cairns, a long-term Kumamoto resident (disclaimer: my daughter lost out to his for the lead role at their high school play, but I think she’s gotten over it) is a talented musician, specializing in shakuhachi. A CD of his “Concert in the Woods”, held recently midway up Mt. Kimpo, is now available. Jeff’s message is as follows. - William

Dear Friends, I am very happy to announce that my new group JECAPRO has just released its first album JECAPRO - Concert in the Woods; a live recording on December 8th, 2018 at Concert in the Woods, Kumamoto, Japan. This is a limited run CD offered to you for 1500 yen, free shipping anywhere in the world. Payment is accepted through PayPal if you aren’t in Japan, and Paypal or other arrangements if you are in Japan. Please share this message and support local music. Please message me if you are interested in having this CD sent to you. I be very happy to hear from you.